Guild Wars 2

Arcane Abatement is a great new skill, almost required in WvW. I simply wonder why water-atune is the only atune without a unique animation. I am aware the spell still goes off, but I want an animation to go along with it instead of the default earthquake that you only get when the other animations are on CD. Either we need a watery version that leaves the ground wet, or an icy version with an animation like the dagger-main hand water #3.

Yes -please add one to help us discern when it actually goes off.

I’m assuming (hoping) that there is meant to be an animation for it but it simply wasn’t ready in time. It would show when the spell triggers as well as helping immersion.

Well in water you just take less fall damage :p

It’s just like water evasive arcana. I guess it’s the same code.

Curious to hear why you think it’s good in wvw? To me, fall damage is a non-factor, and the fall effect might be useful once in a play session at best.

mjharrison.3209:

Curious to hear why you think it’s good in wvw? To me, fall damage is a non-factor, and the fall effect might be useful once in a play session at best.

Shortcuts out of a lot of keeps/towers. Escape routes if you’re being chased.
It’s only useful once if you dont take advantage of it.

The fall damage traits turns a cliff from “Avoid this” to “Potential escape route, keep in mind”

emikochan.8504:

Well in water you just take less fall damage :p

It’s just like water evasive arcana. I guess it’s the same code.

I wasn’t talking about balance, I posted about the lack of animation for the water-atune version of AA.

mjharrison.3209:

Curious to hear why you think it’s good in wvw? To me, fall damage is a non-factor, and the fall effect might be useful once in a play session at best.

You can jump down onto door bashers with earth attunement. With Swirling winds, the Ele becomes a one-man antisiege.